Mrs. Jane (King), Sowell, wife of Henry C. Sowell and who lived until 1919, told about the sudden appearance during the Civil War of one Dunk Cooper at their house south of Williamsport. He was a member of a partisan group that sought to harass the Federal forces from behind their lines. At the time of his visit to their home, he was trying to get away from the Union soldiers and was seeking protection. He hid out in the cellar for a time. When he decided to attempt an escape he was supplied with one of Mrs. Sowell's dresses and sun bonnet, put them on, picked up a water bucket as though he were making a trip to the spring and walked undetected right by the Federal troops. He kept on going past the spring, crossed Duck River into Greenfield Bend and made good his escape.
[Civil War Story From Jill Garret, Hither and Yon, page 96, Vol 1. There we also learn of the old nearby Dobbins-Sowell Home place.
Dobbins-Sowell home 1962
The Dobbins home was founded by Henry C. Sowell (1806-1860) after he married Jane King in 1849. The Sowell-Russell farm mentioned above in the directions was founded earlier by the father of Henry Sowell who was Charles Sowell 1775-1839 when he settled here in Maury County in 1819. For more information see the book & page mentioned. WA 20 Aug 2010]
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